Dave Barry joins 2013 Savannah Book Festival

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Oct 2, 2012 at 12:03 AM

Jason Kendall

Popular humorist Dave Barry has joined the 2013 Savannah Book Festival, organizers announced Monday.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and newspaper columnist will appear Feb. 14 - the first day of the festival - at Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Tickets are $10 and will go on sale in mid-November.

"We are delighted to inject Dave Barry's madcap humor into this year's festival," said Stephanie Duttenhaver, board president. "Barry is not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, newspaper columnist, fiction and nonfiction writer for adults and children, but also the lead guitarist in the band Rock Bottom Remainders (bandmates include Stephen King and Amy Tan)."

Barry will be promoting his new novel, "Insane City," which debuts in January 2013. He joins a festival lineup headlined by James Patterson and David Baldacci. All three will appear in events at the 1,100-seat Trustees Theater, which for the first time festival organizers have reserved for the entire weekend.

The Savannah Book Festival gathers some of the world's top authors in and around Telfair Square on President's Day Weekend. Its Saturday showcase gives the public intimate access to dozens of writers for free. This year, more than 10,000 people attended the festival.